Building structure.



L. L. KNOX.

BUILDING STRUCTURE.

APPLICATION min Nov. 4, 1913.

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BUILDING'STRUCTURE.

APPucAnou FILED Nov. 4, i913.

Patented May 21,1918.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

LUTHER L. KNOX, OF AVALON, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR T flLAW-KNOX COMPANY,OF PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA, A. CORPORATION OF NEW JERSEY.

BUILDING STRUCTURE gplication filed November 4, 1933.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I Ln'runn L. Knox, a citizen of the United States,residing at Avalon, in the county of Allegheny and State'ofPennsylvania, have invented it new and useful Improvement in BuildingStructures, of which. the following is a full, clear,

and exact description, reference being bad to the accompanying drawings,forming part of this specification, in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a struc ture embodying my invention;

Fig. 2 is a similar view of the framework of the structure;

' 3 is a. transverse section through a portion of the frame;

Figs. 4 and 5 are vertical sections showing two different modifications;

Fig. 6 is a sectional plan view showing the construction of one of thelower front cocner portions of the frame;

- Fig. 7 is a side view showing the same parts as Fig. 6; and

Fig. 8 is a transverse section through a portion of the roof covering.

My invention has relation to building structures and while especiallyapplicable to garages, may also be applied to other relatively smallbuildings. The object my invention is to provide a building strut turewhich can be constructed, sold and erected at a relatively small cost,and in which the parts. can be fitted and prepared for erection in theshop and shipped to the erector in such form that they can he assembledby him chea ly and without the necessity for skilled la. 01'.

The nature of my invention will be best understood by reference to theaccompanying drawings. which will now be described, it being premised.however, that the striicturc shown and described is capable of variousmodifications in its details withoutdcparting from the spirit and scopeof the ap pended claim.

The main framework of the structure cornprises a series of verticalposts or studs 2, which are connected at the top and bottom by thelongitudinal members 3 and 4-, re spectively, and by the transversemembers 5, 6, 7 and 8. This frame may be conveniently and cheaply formedfrom standard rolled steel angles and bans. the connections between themembers being made by directly riveting or bolting the parts together orSpecification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 21, 1918.

Serial No. 799,138.

through the medium of gusset plates, such, as indicated at 9. The frontend of the" strnrture is provided with additional ver- Heal posts it),to which the doors 11 are hinged. These posts are braced by the topconnections '7 and also by the connection 6. The lower front corners maybe further reintm'ced by means of the angular gusset plates 12, andbraces 13. The frame is also provided with the arched roof-supportingmembers 14 and 1.5.

The roof and side covering of the struc ture preferably consist ofcorrugated iron sheets, such as indicated at 1.6, the eorrunationsrunning vertically in the side sheath-- ing and transversely in theroof. The roof -shccts are bent to conform to the curvature of thesupports 14 and 15 and are suitably overhung to form cares. I preferablysecure the roof in place by means of offset clips, such shown at 17,these clips being shaped and spa ed so as to engage the edges of thelongitudinal top angle members 3. In put' tinnthese roof sheets inplace, they are sprung into somewhat greater arch form than that whichthey normally have and the clips are engaged with. these angle members.the reef plates tend to flatten out, the lips will be firmly engagedwith the angle in nihew. inususuch as this will tend to cause :1i'sjli'ing of the said members, I prefersibly provic'le the latter witha centrally arranged cross tie 18. consisting of a two part rod withhooked ends and united by a turn buckle 19. The turn buckle can betightened after the roof plates have been'npplied so as to bring theframe back to its normal position. The adjacent roof plates arepreferably overlapped, as indicated at 20 in Fig. 8.

The plates which form the side and end sheathing may be secured insubstantially the sum! manner as the roof plates by pro vidingthem withthe offset clips 21., as shown in Fig. 5. These clips are arranged toengage the vertical arms of the to and bottom angles. the sheets beingslightly sprung in making this engagement in a manner similar to theroof plates or sheets. I may also employ the construction shown in Fig.4:, in which instead of clips 21, at the upper portion of the sheets, Iprovide them with the bendable extensions 22, whose free edge portionsmay be bent around the edges of the top longitudinal angles and intrusses.

locking engagement therewith, as shown in this figure.

The structure may be erected on any suitable base. In Fig. 4, I haveshown it as provided with a wood floor 23, supported on sleepers 24 thebottom an Ice being referably spiked or bolted to t e floor. 11 Fig. 5,I have shown the structure as having a dirt or concrete floor, thebottom angles being supported on the blocks or sills 25.

The frame members may be shipped in partially assembled form, the partsbeing provided with the necessary bolt or rivet holes, to enable theerector to complete the assembling.

My invention provides a structure which can be manufactured, sold anderected at a very small expense, and which will answer all purposesrequired of a small garage or similar structure. The frame being formedof standard rolled shapes, the parts can be quickly and cheaply cut toproper lengths and punched ready for assembling. By using a roof ofcurved form, I avoid the necessity for providing the frame with roof Thecurved end supports 14 and 15 are not necessary for the support of theroof, but are provided to form means for securing the end sheathing.

I claim:

A knock-down building structure of the character described, comprisin askeleton frame having top and bottom longitudinal. members, each topmember having a down wardly projecting flange and an inwardly projectingflange, each of the bottom memers having an upwardly extending flange, aroof formed of metal sheets bent or sprun into arch form which extendover both 0 the top longitudinal members, said sheets having clips ontheir inner surfaces which are slprung'into engagement with the inward yprojecting flanges of the top members and are held in position against'said flanges by thespring of the sheets, and a sheet metal sheathinghaving upwardly and downwardly extending clips attached to the innerside, the upper chpsengaging the downwardly promoting flanges of the'upper members. while the lower clips engage the upwardly extendingflanges of the lower members, the arrangement being such that thesheathing and the roof sheets are held in position by the longitudinalmembers and the clips, su stantially as described.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand.

LUTHER L. KNOX.

Witnesses:

Gno. H. PARMELEE, H. M. Coawm.

